MANILA, Philippines — The three Supreme Court justices vying for the top judge spot will face the Judicial and Bar Council for a public interview on Friday. The JBC, the panel tasked to screen applicants to the Judiciary, has allotted two hours for each of applicants vying for the spot to be vacated by Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta on March 27. After the public interview, the JBC will draw up the shortlist, with minimum of three names, for consideration of President Rodrigo Duterte, who has the appointing authority. This will be Duterte’s fourth time to pick a chief justice in his term. Watch the public interview LIVE, which will start at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, Mar.

Source: Philippine Star March 12, 2021 00:22 UTC